Human needs before profits

Slowdown, unemployment plague world capitalismSlowdown, unemployment plague world capitalism

Slowdown, unemployment plague world capitalism

The finance ministers of the largest capitalist economies exuded gloom and pessimism at the recent Washington meeting of the G-20.…

April 23, 2015
Detroit lawsuit demands right to public protestDetroit lawsuit demands right to public protest

Detroit lawsuit demands right to public protest

A lawsuit largely initiated by the Michigan American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the Moratorium NOW! Coalition to Stop…

April 17, 2015
Why U.S. rulers fear new investment bankWhy U.S. rulers fear new investment bank

Why U.S. rulers fear new investment bank

Britain, France, Italy and Germany have agreed to join China in establishing an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. China has already…

April 1, 2015
Detroit faces massive tax foreclosure crisisDetroit faces massive tax foreclosure crisis

Detroit faces massive tax foreclosure crisis

Bulletin: A temporary moratorium on tax foreclosures until May 12 was announced on March 31, after a mass demonstration outside…

March 31, 2015
Bosses get $243 billion subsidy for paying low wagesBosses get $243 billion subsidy for paying low wages

Bosses get $243 billion subsidy for paying low wages

The capitalist class has found more and more ways to pay tens of millions of workers below-subsistence wages by shifting…

March 30, 2015
Slowing world capitalist economy puts workers in dangerSlowing world capitalist economy puts workers in danger

Slowing world capitalist economy puts workers in danger

The big business media have been crowing recently about the fall in the prices of crude oil and gasoline. They…

March 17, 2015
Three pigs that snatched $803 millionThree pigs that snatched $803 million

Three pigs that snatched $803 million

The three founders of the Carlyle Group — William Conway, Daniel D’Aniello and David Rubenstein — raked in $803 million…

March 5, 2015
What’s going on among the filthy richWhat’s going on among the filthy rich

What’s going on among the filthy rich

It's easy to get angry at the super rich these days. The percentage of households in the U.S. feeling the…

February 10, 2015
Michigan corporations get billions in tax credits while masses sufferMichigan corporations get billions in tax credits while masses suffer

Michigan corporations get billions in tax credits while masses suffer

Detroit --  The capitalists and their servants have no shame when it comes to taking from the poorest and giving…

February 10, 2015
Banks bailed out — themselvesBanks bailed out — themselves

Banks bailed out — themselves

Detroit, Feb. 1 — When the Troika — the International Monetary Fund, European Commission and European Central Bank — disbursed…

February 3, 2015